e2-highmem-8

Compute Engine · E2 family

The e2-highmem-8 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory, running on AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake with up to 16 gbps networking, starting at $0.3616 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64mixed / other
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
64 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Mixed / other

2.25 GHz

on-demand
$0.3616

$264/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.217

−40% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.2278

−37% vs on-demand

e2-highmem-8 price by region

42 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot VM · 1-yr Committed use · 3-yr Committed use

Columbusus-east5cheapestNorth America$0.3616$0.2115$0.2278$0.1627
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.3616$0.217$0.2278$0.1627
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.3616$0.217$0.2278$0.1627
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.3616$0.217$0.2278$0.1627
Stockholmeurope-north2Europe$0.3797$0.1014$0.2392$0.1709
Mexiconorthamerica-south1North America$0.3941$0.1281$0.2483$0.1774
Tel Avivme-west1Middle East$0.3978$0.2134$0.2506$0.179
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.3978$0.2034$0.2506$0.179
Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa$0.3978$0.1403$0.2506$0.179
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$0.3981$0.1287$0.2508$0.1791
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.3981$0.2383$0.2508$0.1791
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$0.3981$0.0867$0.2508$0.1791
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$0.3981$0.1205$0.2508$0.1791
Las Vegasus-west4North America$0.4072$0.0563$0.2566$0.1833
Northern Virginiaus-east4North America$0.4072$0.2431$0.2566$0.1833
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$0.4187$0.2355$0.2638$0.1884
Milaneurope-west8Europe$0.4194$0.2287$0.2642$0.1888
Pariseurope-west9Europe$0.4194$0.2249$0.2642$0.1888
Dallasus-south1North America$0.4267$0.135$0.2688$0.192
Madrideurope-southwest1Europe$0.4267$0.2064$0.2688$0.192
Delhiasia-south2Asia$0.4343$0.2235$0.2736$0.1954
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.4343$0.2605$0.2736$0.1954
Los Angelesus-west2North America$0.4343$0.1245$0.2736$0.1954
Salt Lake Cityus-west3North America$0.4343$0.1512$0.2736$0.1954
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$0.4361$0.2368$0.2747$0.1962
Warsaweurope-central2Europe$0.4375$0.2022$0.2756$0.1969
Dohame-central1Middle East$0.4393$0.2505$0.2768$0.1977
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.4461$0.2677$0.281$0.2007
Osakaasia-northeast2Asia$0.4635$0.1386$0.292$0.2086
Seoulasia-northeast3Asia$0.4635$0.2415$0.292$0.2086
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$0.4635$0.2781$0.292$0.2086
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.4659$0.2795$0.2935$0.2096
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.4659$0.1761$0.2935$0.2096
Berlineurope-west10Europe$0.4659$0.0847$0.2935$0.2096
Turineurope-west12Europe$0.4665$0.1139$0.2939$0.2099
Zuricheurope-west6Europe$0.4737$0.2219$0.2984$0.2132
Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia$0.4862$0.1163$0.3063$0.2188
Hong Kongasia-east2Asia$0.5059$0.1599$0.3187$0.2277
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$0.5131$0.2863$0.3232$0.2309
Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America$0.5171$0.2732$0.3258$0.2327
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$0.574$0.1136$0.3616$0.2583
Dammamme-central2Middle East$0.5786$0.3471$0.3645$0.2604

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
64 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake
CPU vendor
Mixed / other
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
2.25 GHz (turbo 2.7 GHz)
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Persistent disk only
Network
Up to 16 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
16 Gbps

google cloud details

API name
e2-highmem-8
Family
E2
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
42 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.3616/hr
CoreMark score
104,083
Max persistent disks
128

e2-highmem-8 equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs e2-highmem-8
Google Cloude2-highmem-8864 GiBAMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake$0.3616–
AWSr5a.2xlarge864 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$0.452+25%
r6a.2xlarge864 GiBAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor$0.4536+25%
AzureEC8as v5864 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.452+25%
EC8ads v5864 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.524+45%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 32x832 GiB (2× less)832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.42+16%
G8 Dedicated 64x1616 vCPU (2×)1664 GiBAMD EPYC$0.84+132%
Vultrvx1-m-8c-64gb864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.32-12%
vx1-m-8c-64g-480s864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.386+7%

E2 family sizes

all about E2→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
e2-micro21 GiB–$0.00838$6.114$0.00503$0.00528
e2-highcpu-222 GiB–$0.0495$36.11$0.0297$0.0312
e2-small22 GiB–$0.0168$12.23$0.0101$0.0106
e2-medium24 GiB–$0.0335$24.46$0.0201$0.0211
e2-standard-228 GiB–$0.067$48.92$0.0402$0.0422
e2-highmem-2216 GiB–$0.0904$65.99$0.0542$0.057
e2-highcpu-444 GiB–$0.0989$72.23$0.0594$0.0623
e2-standard-4416 GiB–$0.134$97.84$0.0804$0.0844
e2-highmem-4432 GiB–$0.1808$132$0.1085$0.1139
e2-highcpu-888 GiB–$0.1979$144$0.1188$0.1247
e2-standard-8832 GiB–$0.268$196$0.1608$0.1689
e2-highmem-8864 GiB–$0.3616$264$0.217$0.2278
e2-highcpu-161616 GiB–$0.3958$289$0.2375$0.2493
e2-standard-161664 GiB–$0.5361$391$0.3217$0.3377
e2-highmem-1616128 GiB–$0.7232$528$0.434$0.4556
e2-highcpu-323232 GiB–$0.7915$578$0.475$0.4987
e2-standard-3232128 GiB–$1.072$783$0.6434$0.6755

Similar machine types on Google Cloud

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e2-highmem-8 FAQ

How much does e2-highmem-8 cost?

e2-highmem-8 costs $0.3616 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $264 per month. Across 42 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.3616 in Iowa to $0.5786 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.217 per hour (40% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.2278 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.7296 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does e2-highmem-8 have?

e2-highmem-8 has 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake. It is a general purpose machine type in the E2 family.

What are the equivalents of e2-highmem-8 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, r5a.2xlarge (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.452/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, EC8as v5 (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.452/hour in East US); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 32x8 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.42/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-8c-64gb (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.32/hour in New Jersey).